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Andrew Froehlich I agree Dave. Telemedicine will likely be successful for those of us that are far more comfortable with technology. It's for this reason alone that rural clinics still have a chance at survi...
Davedgreat2000 Andrew, I also fear for those older men and women that are not internet or tech savy...they will be missing out on the telemedicine and all that it has to offer. Some people dont want to be taught...
Mary Jander As a nearly full-time resident of a rural district, I've seen this trend firsthand, albeit in the Canadian healthcare system-- hospitals losing major services such as the ability to deliver babies,...
Mary Jander I have the same experience, Daved, with a doc I visit a couple of times annually. That said, he's very skilled, and he's often looking for things that tip him off to subtler changes in the body....
Andrew Froehlich Great point about lack of funding at rural hospitals. I think that we have to rely on technology to help keep costs down. It seems to be the only option at this point.
Andrew Froehlich @Dave -- I would assume that the rural population isn't happy about telemedicine...mostly because it's a major shift. Most people don't handle change well. And when it comes to their healthcare,...
kq4ym It may be that the trend to use remote healthcare technology will further the decline of rural healthcare. Funding may go to the locations where more people live, and where patients will be able...
Davedgreat2000 When i go to the doctor's office, the doctor doesn't even touch me to see if i am swollen or in pain unless i ask. Often times they just send me to the lab and get blood drawn and wait until later...
Nicole Ferraro I don't know of anything that sophisticated, PeterJ. The closest we've been able to come, I think, is having cell service providers send out text alerts. Otherwise people are taking it upon themselves...
Mary Jander UPDATE: Okay, Jason says that while there are sophisticated requirements for the analysts on the VPD, the officers on the beat in Vancouver don't need any specific training to use the analytics....
arv Mary, Thanks for the post, asusual very informative. As Jason mentioned, "we mainly used classical statistical collection and trend analysis with geographical and temporal analysis" ...
PeterJ All,
This interesting article featuring Bill Bratton was posted on Forbes.com:
http://tinyurl.com/cl86s3h
Mary Jander Rich, according to some stats from Vancouver cited in the Vancouver Sun, a separate program, the Acute Home Based Treatment program, has "reduced emergency department visits of mentally ill patients...
Mary Jander I'm not sure on this one, Daved. I'll ask Jason Cheung and get back to you.
Mary Jander The vendors involved have introduced similar technology in New York, Rochester, Las Vegas, Memphis, Los Angeles, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere, so the concept of using analytics for police work...
richheap This reminds me of a series I watched last year called 999: What's Your Emergency?, which showed how much time Britain's police spends dealing with the same vulnerable people and, effectively,...
Davedgreat2000 Great Post. What kind of training does the Police force require to use this system?
PeterJ Mary, that's very interesting background. So many social initiatives can fall through the cracks, it's encouraging to see creative applications like this doing positive things by engaging at-risk...
PeterJ Mary, that's very interesting background. So many social initiatives can fall through the cracks, it's encouraging to see creative applications like this doing positive things by engaging at-risk...
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Andrew Froehlich I agree Dave. Telemedicine will likely be successful for those of us that are far more comfortable with technology. It's for this reason alone that rural clinics still have a chance at survi...
Davedgreat2000 Andrew, I also fear for those older men and women that are not internet or tech savy...they will be missing out on the telemedicine and all that it has to offer. Some people dont want to be taught...
Mary Jander As a nearly full-time resident of a rural district, I've seen this trend firsthand, albeit in the Canadian healthcare system-- hospitals losing major services such as the ability to deliver babies,...
Mary Jander I have the same experience, Daved, with a doc I visit a couple of times annually. That said, he's very skilled, and he's often looking for things that tip him off to subtler changes in the body....
Andrew Froehlich Great point about lack of funding at rural hospitals. I think that we have to rely on technology to help keep costs down. It seems to be the only option at this point.
Andrew Froehlich @Dave -- I would assume that the rural population isn't happy about telemedicine...mostly because it's a major shift. Most people don't handle change well. And when it comes to their healthcare,...
kq4ym It may be that the trend to use remote healthcare technology will further the decline of rural healthcare. Funding may go to the locations where more people live, and where patients will be able...
Davedgreat2000 When i go to the doctor's office, the doctor doesn't even touch me to see if i am swollen or in pain unless i ask. Often times they just send me to the lab and get blood drawn and wait until later...
Nicole Ferraro I don't know of anything that sophisticated, PeterJ. The closest we've been able to come, I think, is having cell service providers send out text alerts. Otherwise people are taking it upon themselves...
Mary Jander UPDATE: Okay, Jason says that while there are sophisticated requirements for the analysts on the VPD, the officers on the beat in Vancouver don't need any specific training to use the analytics....
arv Mary, Thanks for the post, asusual very informative. As Jason mentioned, "we mainly used classical statistical collection and trend analysis with geographical and temporal analysis" ...
PeterJ All,
This interesting article featuring Bill Bratton was posted on Forbes.com:
http://tinyurl.com/cl86s3h
Mary Jander Rich, according to some stats from Vancouver cited in the Vancouver Sun, a separate program, the Acute Home Based Treatment program, has "reduced emergency department visits of mentally ill patients...
Mary Jander I'm not sure on this one, Daved. I'll ask Jason Cheung and get back to you.
Mary Jander The vendors involved have introduced similar technology in New York, Rochester, Las Vegas, Memphis, Los Angeles, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere, so the concept of using analytics for police work...
richheap This reminds me of a series I watched last year called 999: What's Your Emergency?, which showed how much time Britain's police spends dealing with the same vulnerable people and, effectively,...
Davedgreat2000 Great Post. What kind of training does the Police force require to use this system?
PeterJ Mary, that's very interesting background. So many social initiatives can fall through the cracks, it's encouraging to see creative applications like this doing positive things by engaging at-risk...
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